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Published: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.

Last Modified: Monday, January 28, 2013 at 11:16 p.m.

I am a husband, father, grandfather, local business owner, deacon in my local church and a gun owner/collector. I own an AR-15 style assault rifle along with several other style rifles, pistols and shotguns. I enjoy the sport of shooting and hunting. I am not a threat to society, but do exercise my constitutional right to keep and bear arms.

— Tuscaloosa

Kudos to Chris Beasley of Northport for his letter to the editor on Dec. 31. He 100 percent nailed it. All the gun laws they could pass would not keep a criminal from obtaining guns, nor keep him from committing a crime. All it would do is make the honest, law-abiding person more vulnerable to the criminal element.

<p>I am a husband, father, grandfather, local business owner, deacon in my local church and a gun owner/collector. I own an AR-15 style assault rifle along with several other style rifles, pistols and shotguns. I enjoy the sport of shooting and hunting. I am not a threat to society, but do exercise my constitutional right to keep and bear arms. </p><p>— Tuscaloosa</p><p>Kudos to Chris Beasley of Northport for his letter to the editor on Dec. 31. He 100 percent nailed it. All the gun laws they could pass would not keep a criminal from obtaining guns, nor keep him from committing a crime. All it would do is make the honest, law-abiding person more vulnerable to the criminal element.</p><p>— Berry</p>